Romance Anime That Will Make You Cry
Love stories that are filed under drama for a reason. Every title here is tagged both Romance and Drama and carries no action framing to soften the blow.
Anime in This Collection
Clannad: After Story
ＣＬＡＮＮＡＤ ~After Story~ クラナド アフターストーリーA few months have passed since Tomoya declared his love to Nagisa, and his life keeps moving forward as he continues to meet a variety of new people, expanding his world in the process. While…
A Silent Voice
聲の形After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers…
Your Name.
君の名は。Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile in the…
NANA
NANA-ナナ-Two twenty-somethings seemingly share nothing in common apart from their first name, but a chance meeting on a train bound for Tokyo sets Nana Komatsu and Nana Oosaki on a collision course with…
Howl‘s Moving Castle
ハウルの動く城Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of…
Your lie in April
四月は君の嘘Piano prodigy Arima Kousei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing…
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ないIn Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are…
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
君の膵臓をたべたいSpring time in April and the last of the cherry blossoms are still in bloom. The usually aloof bookworm with no interest in others comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Handwritten on the…
Wolf Children
おおかみこどもの雨と雪The theme of the film is the love between parents and children. The story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love…
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
青春ブタ野郎はランドセルガールの夢を見ないMarch begins, and there is only one month left in the third term. Sakuta Azusagawa is about to celebrate the graduation of his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima. As he waits for Mai at Shichirigahama beach…
given
ギヴンTightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a…
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
ジョゼと虎と魚たちThe story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to…
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this list put together?
Romance titles that are also tagged Drama, with action and comedy excluded, ranked by community score.
Which romance anime makes people cry the most?
Clannad: After Story and A Silent Voice are the two titles viewers name most often.
Are these series or movies?
Both. Feature films sit alongside full series in this list.
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